One of the biggest regulations changes for F1 2010 concerns the decision to do away with refuelling.

Some believe this will improve the spectacle, others fear that the races may become more processional as a result.

"Inevitably, when you make a change, there are pros and cons," McLaren-Mercedes team boss, Martin Whitmarsh replied when asked about the refuelling ban.

"Regarding the pros, it arguably makes qualifying purer because the fastest car/driver combination will be setting the fastest times, and the public can understand that. Secondly, in the race itself, overtaking was often being planned and implemented to occur as a consequence of strategy, and therefore happening in the pitlane and not the circuit.

"In the absence of that effect, drivers will have a greater incentive to overtake. There have been occasions in the past where a driver hasn't had that incentive because he knows he will be running longer and can get past the car ahead strategically through the pitstops.

"Additionally, the fact that drivers will qualify on low-fuel, and then the next time they drive the car in anger into the first corner will be after a standing start with cold tyres and cold brakes and 160kg of fuel. That will be very challenging for them, not just in terms of getting round that first corner, but in terms of how they look after their tyres and how the balance of the car will alter as a consequence of that. And there will be drivers who are able to deal with those changes better than others.

"Those are all the positives. On the negative side, it's possible that if all of the above is managed equally well by every driver, then we'll have lost one of the strategic campaign interests that the more avid fans enjoyed in the sport. Hopefully the former points will outweigh the latter."

So what do you think about the refuelling ban? Is it a good move or not?

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If someone tries to overtake wouldn't they use up more fuel in that initial burst of speed? I guess it will be worth it if they succeed. Either way the 2 that are challenging each other will tend to use up more fuel than the others I suppose, anyway it will be quite interesting to see how this is handled. anyway no chance of anyone leaving the pits dragging along a hose anymore... hahaha love you Massa.